Ink-bottle



(No Model.)

' A. C. ANDERSON.

INK BOTTLE.

Patented Oct. 19,1897.

I @IHISWM UNITED STATES V PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER C. ANDERSON, OF GRAHAM, TEXAS.

INK-BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 591,802, dated October 19, 1897.

Application filed May 14, 1897. Serial No. 636,489. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER O. ANDER- SON, of Graham, in the county of Young and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ink-Bottles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to ink bottles or stands; vand it consists, essentially, of a hexagonal or analogous polygonal-shaped body having dip-cups arranged adjacent to one end thereof at such angles as to regulate the flow by turning the body and bringing it to bear on difierent bases.

The invention further consists of the details of construction and arrangement of the several parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the present invention is to provide an ink bottle or stand from which the ink can be obtained in a convenient manner and without overflow or supplying the penpoint with too great a quantity of ink by a single dip, and one which can be readily filled without complex manipulation.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of an inkstand embodying the invention and shown in one position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the bottle or stand in a different position. Fig. 3 is a section on the line a: 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 'y y, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, wherein similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts in the several views,

the numeral 1 designates a hexagonal body constructed of suitable material and having an ink-chamber 2 therein. On one of the faces adjacent to the top are oppositely-situated hooked arms 3 for holding a pen, and so arranged that the pen will remain therein while the body 1 is being turned in the operation of the bottle or stand. At one end of the body is an enlargement or angular projection 4, having openings 5 and 6 therein. The opening 5 extends downwardly through the enlargement and communicates with the ink-chamber direct, being arranged at an angle of inclination. The opening 6 extends inwardly through the enlargement at a reverse angle of inclination and communicates with accompanying drawings.

the opening 5 at a point above the engagement of the latter with the ink-chamber. These openings 5 and 6 are supplied with suitable stoppers or closures 7 and 8.

In filling the bottle or stand, as set forth, the ink is poured through the opening 5, which -stands high enough to prevent inkfrom slopping over or running out, in view of its direct communication with the ink-chamber.

In operation the bottle or stand is turned to bear upon an adjacent face, and ink will run into the cup deep enough for one dip of the pen. When all the ink is used out of the first cup or that formed by the opening 5, it

is closed by the application of the stopper or other suitable closure, and the second cup formed by the opening 6 has the stopper or closure 8, removed therefrom and a similar operation ensues.

It will be observed that the openings 5 and 6 are to be used at such times as to accommodate the level or quantity of ink in the chamber 2 of the body 1, and the angular extension 4: provides with one of the faces of the hexagonal body a base-rest, as shown by'the When the ink bottle or stand is not in use, the openings 5 and 6 may both be closed, and the device as an entirety can be constructed of suitable material and ornamented by plating or the application of suitable designs.

It is obviously apparent that many minor changes in the details of construction and arrangement of the several partsmight be made and substituted for those shown and described without in the least departing from the nature or spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is An inkstand havingahexagonal body, with a pen-rack thereon, and an angular enlargement at one end, with openings therein, forming cups and arranged at opposite angles of inclination, one of said openings leading directly to the ink chamber or reservoir, and the other communicating therewith, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

A. O. ANDERSON. Witnesses:

V. F. GORRISSEN, L. MoJIL'roN. 

